Alicya Eyo was born on 16 December 1975 and is an English actress, best known for her roles as Denny Blood in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls and Ruby Haswell in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
10 Facts About Alicya Eyo
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Alicya Eyo grew up in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.
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Alicya Eyo made an appearance on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and appeared in Gold the follow-up drama series to Band of Gold as a young prostitute involved with Yardie gangsters who come over to Bradfords red light district from Leeds to clear up the Lane.
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Since leaving Bad Girls, Alicya Eyo appeared in Holby City twice, as two separate characters, and the BBC daytime drama Doctors.
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Alicya Eyo studied at the Court Theatre Training Company in London, graduating in 1996.
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Since her graduation Alicya Eyo has performed at various theatres including the Royal Court Theatre, Theatre Royal, Theatre 503 and the Everyman.
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Alicya Eyo performed in the critically acclaimed play Any Which Way.
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In October 2011, Alicya Eyo began appearing in Emmerdale as Ruby Haswell, the lesbian partner of Ali Spencer.
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Alicya Eyo's role ended on 6 August 2015 when her character died in a helicopter crash.
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Alicya Eyo is a supporter and patron of The Proud Trust, an LGBT charity that provides services and support for young people.